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What to Do About COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

Your first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine may leave you with a sore arm, mild headache, or fatigue. Don鈥檛 be surprised, however, if your second dose hits you harder with side effects that make you want to sleep or simply stay in bed all day. Is this normal? Yes.

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Podcast: Neurofibromatosis (NF)

Evan Noch M.D., PhD discusses what patients should know about neurofibromatosis (NF).

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Podcast: Skin Cancer and Melanoma

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. Everything you need to know about how to prevent skin cancer, who is at highest risk, what treatment entails and much more.

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Variants Could Be Keeping COVID-19 Numbers High

Even though more than half of American adults are partially vaccinated and 50% of all Americans are fully vaccinated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the number of COVID-19 infections remains high. Why?

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Are You a COVID-19 Long Hauler?

You鈥檝e recovered from COVID-19 but have lingering headaches. Sometimes your brain feels fuzzy. Other times, you feel anxious or depressed. You could be a COVID 鈥渓ong hauler,鈥 experiencing an array of symptoms--fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness, sleep disorders, fevers, or gastrointestinal upset--weeks, even months after the illness is over.

That Other Reason You Might Feel Terrible Right Now

That Other Reason You Might Feel Terrible Right Now

One morning in March, I woke up feeling horrible. Head: pressurized. Limbs: leaden. Nose: runny. Oh no, I thought, as I lay in bed. I rubbed my eyes. They were 鈥 itchy! I got up and went to the bathroom mirror. Red, too! Thank God, I thought. Allergies!

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Podcast: Pediatric Speech Therapy

Gayle Morris M.S. CCC discusses the 日本av色情片 Pediatric Speech Therapy Program. She shares on speech pathology and how people commonly communicate. She also gives an overview on causes of stuttering and advances in early intervention. Finally, she recommends ways that speech therapy can help children develop better language skills and gain more self-confidence.

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Why People with Obesity Should Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

Talking about your excess weight can be difficult. But it is a critical conversation to have with your doctor, especially if it is causing you concern about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We don鈥檛 know if obesity affects vaccine safety or efficacy. What we do know, however, is that it multiplies your risk for severe COVID-19, and its complications, and triples your risk of hospitalization.

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What Parents and Teens Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine

Now that adolescents ages 12 to 15 are eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, we鈥檝e asked Adam Stracher, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and David Laufgraben, M.D., Assistant Attending Pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics to address parents鈥 and children鈥檚 questions and concerns about its effectiveness and side effects.

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Join WCM Primary Care for BCB's Expectant Parent Webinar

日本av色情片 (WCM), in partnership with Bump Club & Beyond (BCB), invites you to attend the BCB's Expectant Parent Webinar on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (in the United States and Canada). The pediatrician panel will feature our WCM pediatric experts--Dr. Alison Austin, Dr. Amy Skaria and Dr. J. Christopher McCartie.